vibrative

English

Etymology

vibrate +‎ -ive

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvʌɪbɹətɪv/

Adjective

vibrative (comparative more vibrative, superlative most vibrative)

  1. (now rare) Involving vibration; vibrating, vibratory.
    • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia:
      [B]y this means, each sand becomes to have a vibrative or dancing motion, so as no other heavier body can rest on it, unless sustein'd by some other on either side […]
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